Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raid pensions for UK’s growth fund

Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raid pensions for UK’s growth fund: Treasury draws up plan to to help boost economy By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 26 June 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 26 June 2021 The Government has held private talks over plans to channel tens of billions of pounds of … Read more

Retirees want £21,000-a-year but 66% may see pensions run out

Could your pension run dry? Retirees want £21,000-a-year to spend – but two-thirds are warned their pension pots could run out Many people who retired during lockdown could end up hard up for cash Retirees need a pension pot of around £390k and the state pension, SLA says Rising inflation means people look set to … Read more

Working from home can turbocharge women’s pensions

Over the past five years, mother-of-two Jessica Thorpe has become a master of flexible working from home. She often won’t begin her working day until her two young children, Frank, four, and Stella, 18 months, are tucked up in bed at night and cannot distract her. To ensure she clocks up full-time hours, she also … Read more

Women on £1 a week ‘graduated’ state pensions could be owed tens of thousands

‘Unclaimed winning lottery tickets’: Steve Webb has helped three more women get huge state pension payouts from the Government Around 5,000 women on tiny state pensions of £1 a week could be due backpayments worth tens of thousands of pounds, former Pensions Minister Steve Webb has revealed. This small group of women might be ‘sitting … Read more

5,000 women could be in line for payouts ‘similar to a lottery win’ over underpaid pensions scandal 

5,000 women could be in line for payouts ‘similar to a lottery win’ over underpaid pensions scandal Government sent thousands of letters to women who were underpaid pensions  Sir Steve Webb has said 5,159 of them could be owed an average of £45,000 They should contact the Department for Work and Pensions as soon as … Read more

More than 74,000 married women set for £23,000 windfall after being underpaid their state pensions

More than 74,000 married women are set for a £23,000 windfall due to underpaid state pensions. They are part of a group of 200,000 pensioners, including widows and over-80s, who are owed £3billion in total. The fund was announced after the Government found systemic failures to automatically award pension pay rises stretching back 30 years.  … Read more

More than 74,000 married women set for £23,000 windfall after being underpaid their state pensions

More than 74,000 married women are set for a £23,000 windfall due to underpaid state pensions. They are part of a group of 200,000 pensioners, including widows and over-80s, who are owed £3billion in total. The fund was announced after the Government found systemic failures to automatically award pension pay rises stretching back 30 years.  … Read more

DIY claims for mis-sold pensions could save you thousands in fees

Victims of mis-sold pensions are being advised they might be better off making a claim themselves rather than going through a third party. New figures reveal that DIY claims stand a good chance of success – saving thousands of pounds in commission that might have otherwise gone to claim management companies or law firms acting … Read more